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The Great British Art Tour: a dazzling young man who commands attention With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today’s pick: Nottingham’s Hibiscus Flower by William Ranken Detail of Hibiscus Flower, c1922, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken (1881-1941). Photograph: Nottingham City Museums Detail of Hibiscus Flower, c1922, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken (1881-1941). Photograph: Nottingham City Museums LouiseDunning,curatorfineanddecorativearts,NottinghamCityMuseumsandGalleries Fri 5 Mar 2021 01.0...

Former Diss Express editor Kay Hunter dies after contracting coronavirus  | Updated: 10:35, 26 January 2021 Tributes have been paid to former Diss Express editor Kay Hunter, who died last week after being diagnosed with Covid-19. Mrs Hunter was admitted to Norwich University Hospital on New Year’s Eve after a fall at home. After being diagnosed with the virus, she died last Wednesday. She was 92. She leaves a lasting and tangible legacy in Diss, both with her work at the newspaper and various community groups. Diss Express editor Kay Hunter (seated), with reporters Carol Billingham, Ri...

State Ballet of RI at 60: Celebrating resilience after COVID crashed the party By Kathie Raleigh, Special to The Journal © State Ballet of Rhode Island Dancers from the State Ballet of Rhode Island in the "Coppelia" finale during their Nov. 22 outdoor show on the ballet company's grounds in Lincoln. LINCOLN — In 2020, the State Ballet of Rhode Island was supposed to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Diamond Jubilee performances of “Giselle” were scheduled for April, and by February, company dancers, guest artists and young dancers from the Brae Crest School of Ballet, ...

LINCOLN — In 2020, the State Ballet of Rhode Island was supposed to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Diamond Jubilee performances of “Giselle” were scheduled for April, and by February, company dancers, guest artists and young dancers from the Brae Crest School of Ballet, the official school of the state ballet, were well into rehearsals, overseen by the ballet's founder, artistic director and choreographer, Herci Marsden, 83. Then an uninvited guest showed up: COVID-19. By March 23, Gov. Gina Raimondo had ordered all public recreation and entertainment establishments to cease in-person...

Diana Payne-Myers Credit: family Diana Payne-Myers, the dancer and actress, who has died aged 92, had a 70-year stage career of phenomenal variety, beginning in the postwar music hall boom, continuing through the heyday of West End revue, and rising to an unlikely burst of stardom in her seventies and eighties in cutting-edge contemporary dance. Her ballet skit supported Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis on their British tours, she danced with Sadler’s Wells Opera Ballet, and she spent her 91st birthday on Broadway appearing in Stephen Daldry’s production of An Inspector Calls, a...